Naval Inscription / Marble / Plaster or mortar / Pigment

About this Item

Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0884
Object Name: Naval Inscription
Lot: DeCriscio, Guiseppe
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Military/Naval inscriptions
Materials: Marble; Plaster or mortar; Pigment
Width: 43.5 cm
Height: 36.2 cm
Thickness: 4.4 cm
Pierced: no
Inscribed: yes
Artifact Obverse Inscription: D M S D(is) M(anibus) S(acrum); M CASSIO VITALI M(arco) Cassio Vitali; MIL CL PR MIS QVI mil(es) cl(assis) Pr(aetoriae) Mis(enensis) qui; VIXIT ANNIS XXV M X vixit annis XXV m(ensibus) X; EREDES FF eredes f(ecerunt)
Full Artifact Description: Rectangular grave marker. Lettering of fairly even are oval. M,X,T etc. are rectilinear and exhibit no rustication. Slight chipping.
Production Site: site
Countermark: no
Language: Latin
Inscription Obverse Text: D M S D(is) M(anibus) S(acrum); M CASSIO VITALI M(arco) Cassio Vitali; MIL CL PR MIS QVI mil(es) cl(assis) Pr(aetoriae) Mis(enensis) qui; VIXIT ANNIS XXV M X vixit annis XXV m(ensibus) X; EREDES FF eredes f(ecerunt)
Publication Title: Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
Publication Year: 0000
Type Category: Inscription

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.0884
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0884/0000_00_0884p01.tif

Rights and Permissions

The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be protected by copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the Kelsey Museum of Archeology. If you have concerns about the inclusion of an item in this collection, please contact Library Information Technology.

Cite this Item

View the Help Guide for more information.

Full citation: "Naval Inscription; Marble; Plaster or mortar; Pigment." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0884/0000_00_0884p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.